The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21
RESISTING COURT OFFICERS
Efforts Of an indianapolis Firm to En-
force a Judgment In Kentucky.
How the People ofTaylOr County Are Boycott
Ing United States Marshal and One
Hundred of His Deputies.

A private letter received yesterday by bust
Aess man of this city, in referring to the trouble
a United States marshal and his force OF depu-
ties have in enforcing order of court in Taylor
county, Kentucky, recalls the experience the In
dianApolis Rolling-mill Company has had with
the people of Green county. in that State. In
1875. or year later perhaps. the Green county
tax payers voted to help build railroad the
game which is involved in the Taylor county
controversy. The Indianapolis Rolling mill
Company supplied the rails and took
Green county bonds to the extent
Of $4,000 or more in payment But Green
county never used the rails as designed. They
lay stacked up in that bailwick for three or four
years. In the meantime. the semi-annual inter-
est on the bonds was promptly paid, but in time
Green county got tired of carrying material that
rould not be used, and sought a market for the
rails. When rails were worth in the market
$40 per ton, the Green county officials sold them
for SIG per ton. Had they waited ninety days
the sellers could have obtained $50, and
hs that rate realized enough to pay
the entire county debt, which was then about
600 00O Instead of applying the proceeds to
hquidating the interest on the bonds the
fnancers OF Green county stopped paying any
interest whatever, and later they repudiated
both principal and interest
AS the bonds do not mature until 1891, of
course the issue the principal is not directly
involved in present litigation. When the cou-
pons were not paid the Indianapolis Rolling m i'll
Company brought suit, and got judg-
on the part of United STATES
marshal to collect Another suit brought
for additional interest and the marshal in try
ing TO enforce the judgment thereon was com
PEELED to leave the county. Both judgments
amounted to 1000, but considerable portion
of the first has been paid. This debt in the first
place was voted by the people, and even before
The bonds were sold for the benefit of the county
an attempt was made in the courts to have it
cancelled. From the lowest to the highest court
in the State the people got recognition
of their efforts to avoid payment They
were told that the debt was legal, and that it
must be paid. Recently. in his endeavors to
adjust the matter, gentleman Interested in the
Rolling-rnil Company went to Louisville. and
calling on the president Of the bank was told
by him that he would not get q cent for the
bonds the company held The Indi-
the reason for his statements Because" said
the banks president, every man, woman and
child is determined that the bonds shall not be
paid" 1t is understood that they will go TO the
limit of resisting the United States marshal
and whatever force ne may bring to assist him
in getting money on tie existing judgment or
Others that may be rendered against the county.
The Taylor County officers more lively
on account Of the N arshais attempt to collect
. levy that had been ordered property to
meet the Judgment obtained by Louisville
bank and other creditors. After the judgments
were secured the county judge was by man
dsmus compelled 10 order the levy, but the
county officers could find with
sufficient willingness to collect IL
from the Taxpayers. The United States
Circuit Court then commanded the marshal to do
it He went into Taylor county with force of
nearly 100 deputies to carry ont the courts in
structions, but all the hotels and private houses
were closed against him. The officer could even
get no permission from any property holder to
camp on his land. He forced TO levy on q
small lot at tho edge Of the town of Campbells-
Vile for tenting purposes No one would
sell the officers supplies, so he had to have his
provisions shipped from Lebanon and Louisville
He tried to get information the property
owners and where their lands were located, but
the records we're kept from him. and the people
to all his questions replied, I'VE don't know"
The boycott is effective. and during the last four
weeks the marshal has levied on over $1,000
worth of property. When it is put up for sale
the people threaten to drive the bidders out Of
the county.